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Huss Livestock Market Report, Kearney, NE

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

3,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.43/cwt +12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 567 lb · 360 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.98/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 777 lb · 319 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.66/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 682 lb · 248 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,588 1,880 3,182
Feeder cattle 3,588 1,880 3,182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good throughout the day. Very good demand was noted on Hereford replacement heifers. Large crowd of buyers on hand with active buying on internet. Next Wednesday will be a bred cow and pair sale. Two week's April 14th will be the next calf and feeder auction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 thin fleshed 446 14 204.00 $204.00 $910 —
459–486 unweaned 475 29 165.50–180.00 $172.66 $820 —
475–487 484 26 188.00–188.25 $188.18 $911 —
528 thin fleshed 528 17 185.00 $185.00 $977 —
532–546 540 21 169.50–176.00 $171.59 $927 -0.41
563–572 569 41 168.50–172.25 $170.11 $968 -7.69
574–592 thin fleshed 582 175 184.25 $184.25 $1,072 —
601–615 thin fleshed 611 142 170.00–175.00 $174.16 $1,064 —
604–631 617 30 155.00–162.00 $158.59 $979 +3.02
659–691 678 138 150.00–155.00 $153.30 $1,039 +7.78
685–691 thin fleshed 688 110 156.25–156.50 $156.36 $1,076 —
713–744 730 44 150.50–158.00 $153.70 $1,122 +12.70
761 thin fleshed 761 72 147.00 $147.00 $1,119 —
756–798 784 102 142.00–146.00 $143.68 $1,126 +11.09
802–830 821 61 138.75–146.00 $142.30 $1,168 +2.61
850–856 852 85 137.50–141.75 $140.90 $1,200 +8.92
881 881 30 131.50 $131.50 $1,159 -0.48
900 900 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,044 —
908–949 927 207 131.00–136.75 $135.03 $1,252 +3.53
957–992 977 14 125.50–127.75 $126.44 $1,235 -1.56
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024 1024 124 121.00 $121.00 $1,239 —
1022–1038 1028 45 123.00–125.00 $124.24 $1,277 —
1060–1071 1064 13 118.00–118.75 $118.46 $1,260 —
1089 1089 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,350 —
1145 1145 39 122.25 $122.25 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 191.00 $191.00 $619 —
442 442 5 190.50 $190.50 $842 +21.77
491 491 7 171.00 $171.00 $840 -0.76
517–532 527 18 151.00–165.00 $156.70 $826 -17.30
589 589 16 155.00 $155.00 $913 ±0.00
661–695 678 67 143.75–149.00 $145.13 $984 —
723 723 7 144.50 $144.50 $1,045 +2.50
823–831 829 13 133.00–137.50 $134.38 $1,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–392 389 12 165.00–170.00 $167.06 $650 +3.66
417–443 thin fleshed 430 18 161.50–165.50 $163.44 $703 —
432 unweaned 432 6 151.50 $151.50 $654 —
451 451 26 151.00 $151.00 $681 -7.00
460 unweaned 460 6 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
514–548 531 53 145.00–150.50 $147.52 $783 +2.52
540 thin fleshed 540 17 152.25 $152.25 $822 —
564–570 thin fleshed 567 312 157.50–158.00 $157.71 $894 —
560–573 568 48 144.50–149.50 $148.09 $841 +4.39
611 thin fleshed 611 35 150.00 $150.00 $916 —
616–645 631 110 140.00–143.50 $141.70 $894 +1.66
637 637 12 140.00 $140.00 $892 -0.04
650–682 666 90 138.50–144.00 $140.53 $936 -0.46
709–736 722 92 133.50–135.50 $134.64 $972 +7.14
707–746 thin fleshed 736 80 139.00–139.50 $139.12 $1,024 —
756–793 777 243 127.50–134.50 $131.55 $1,022 -2.95
772–787 778 76 140.50–150.00 $145.96 $1,136 +11.46
820 820 41 132.75 $132.75 $1,089 +2.25
866 866 27 124.75 $124.75 $1,080 -3.50
868 868 18 131.00 $131.00 $1,137 +2.75
875–889 883 77 122.00–128.50 $126.32 $1,115 +2.57
900 900 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 +2.50
951 951 20 125.00 $125.00 $1,189 -2.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 14 144.00–145.50 $144.97 $715 +1.97
566–596 579 14 142.25–144.75 $143.65 $832 —
607–639 626 24 132.00–139.50 $136.17 $852 —
737 737 5 131.25 $131.25 $967 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 170.00 $170.00 $796 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.